Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Grows Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 33.0% in the first quarter, totaling 7,342 shares valued at $4.3 million.
• Roper Technologies reported $4.87 EPS for its latest quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, while setting future guidance for FY 2025 EPS between 19.900 and 20.050.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.825, with a payout ratio of 23.19%, signaling a yield of 0.6% for shareholders.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) by 33.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,342 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,822 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $4,318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter worth about $31,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Putney Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $540.52 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $552.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $563.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $58.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.99. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $499.47 and a 52-week high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The industrial products company reported $4.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.79% and a net margin of 22.01%.During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.48 earnings per share. Roper Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-20.050 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 5.080-5.120 EPS. Research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be given a $0.825 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 23.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $564.17, for a total value of $846,255.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 38,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,964,266.44. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $556.25, for a total value of $195,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,510 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,408,687.50. The trade was a 1.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on ROP shares. Barclays restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Mizuho set a $600.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Roper Technologies from $695.00 to $703.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $640.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, May 5th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Roper Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $636.36.

Roper Technologies Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.

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